Ellie and David investigate the history of kitsch as an aesthetic category distinct from art. How does the superficiality and mass-reproducibility of kitsch explain its uses as a tool of propaganda?

Deleuze suggests we’ve moved from a society characterized by Foucault’s panopticon to a society of control. Ellie and David talk TSA, smartphones listening to you, and more.

What values and habits make Gen Z tick? Ellie and David talk about the philosophy of generations, and speak with Gen Z student assistants Anna Solomon and Sam Hernandez.

Overthink spills the tea on why gossip is a crucial form of social bonding, especially for the oppressed.

David and Ellie unpack why capitalist culture is so obsessed with productivity, and how the supposed self-care of leaning into laziness is actually the dark side of this same culture.

Are straight people OK? Why are women so rampantly dissatisfied in heterosexual relationships with men, and so often expressing feelings of regret about being straight? Feminist philosophy has some clues.

Why was Rousseau so obsessed with walking while thinking? What can we learn from evolutionary theories about walking? And is the wandering flâneur a symbol of modern life?

From Hallmark movies to Scrooge, David and Ellie apply a critical theory lens to the American obsession with Christmas and its rituals of consumption.

Just a hashtag, or so much more? Ellie and David discuss the promises and perils of “living your truth” and authenticity, speaking with Dr. Tamsin Kimoto.